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4. Two telegrams have been received from Washington, D. C. notifying the staff of approval for the Part Il Amen - datories for the Chapin Street Project and the LaSalle Park Project. This approval for the Chapin Street Project makes a total grant of 1.5 million, and for the LaSalle Park Proje t, approximately 2.9 million. The additional appropriations will be used for additional project improve- ments and related activities to carry out these two urban renewal or .iects. 5. NEW BUSINESS a. In considering the 6 reuse appraisal proposals in SELECTION OF THREE connection with the Central Downtown Project, R -66, the REUSE APPRAISERS, Commission reviewed the following submissions: (1) Ronald CENTRAL DOWNTOWN E. Gettel of Fort Wayne, (2) Urban Research Associates of PROJECT, R -66 Washington, D. C., (3) Real Estate Research Corporation of Chicago, ( Larry Smith and Company of Chicago, (5) Grose- close, Williams and Associates of Washington, D. C. and (6) North Central Appraisal Company of South Bend. From these 6 proposals, the Commission selected the three inde- pendent appraisers, (1) Urban Research Associates, (2) North Central Appraisal Company, (3) Larry Smith and Com- pany, subject to the Chicago HUD office approval, with the contracts not to exceed the budgeted amount, upon motion by Mr. Kompar, seconded by Rev. Kirk. The staff will be in a position to execute these contracts at a later date, and at the time of release the contract time will be 90 days for completion. b. The Commission adopted Resolution 217 which in RESOLUTION 217, effect waivers any default and releases any obligation of LASALLE PARK PRO - the Place and Company in connection with disposition par- JECT, R -57 eels identified as 19 -4, 33 -9, and 33 -10 in the LaSalle Park Project as outlined in the special minutes of April 23, 1968, and furthermore accepts the alternate bids for the respective parcels by Mr. Robert Batteast and Laymen Chapel Church, on motion by Mr. Kompar, seconded by Mr. Chenney. Mr. Place felt this action would be in the best interest of the total development of the project area. c. Five rehabilitation grants received Commission FIVE REHABILITATION approval fov parcels known as 21 -10, 22 -39, 33 -13, 39 -3 and GRANTS APPROVED, 44 -18 in the LaSalle Park Project, R -57, on motion by Rev. LASALLE PARK PROJECT, Kirk, secon ed by Mr. Kompar. This brings to a total of R -57 35 structures that have been rehabilitated to comply with the Project standard by use of the federal grants made available ta residents within urban renewal projects. Rehabilitation grants cannot exceed $1,500. 6. PROGRESS REPORTS a. Ind4strial Expansion Project, R -56. It was empha- INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION -3-